PALESTINE

Tue 17 Feb 2026 6:44 am - Jerusalem Time

Occupation targets Palestinians north of Gaza on pretext of approaching 'Yellow Line'

Field sources reported that the Israeli occupation army carried out direct targeting operations against two Palestinians in the northern Gaza Strip, on the pretext of their approaching what is known as the 'Yellow Line'. The occupation authorities claimed that this measure comes within the framework of implementing strict security rules to neutralize what it described as an 'imminent danger' to its forces stationed in that area.

In a related context, civil defense crews in Gaza confirmed that they were able to recover the body of one of the martyrs who fell as a result of this targeting, while the fate of the other person remains unknown. This escalation coincided with intense artillery shelling carried out by occupation vehicles targeting points east of the Bureij camp in the central Strip, which led to a state of extreme tension in the border areas.

These developments come amid the occupation's continued imposition of buffer zones and intensified firing on anyone approaching the lines it has militarily drawn, as the occupation army claimed that immediate use of weapons was necessary to prevent any potential threat, which frequently results in casualties among civilians and displaced persons.

Occupation artillery targeted sites east of the Bureij camp, coinciding with firing on Palestinians on the pretext that they posed an imminent danger.

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Occupation targets Palestinians north of Gaza on pretext of approaching 'Yellow Line'

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